Railroad-tie.



`No. 760,336. PATENTED MAY17, 1904.

E. A. JA00BY.

RAILROAD TIB.

N0 MODEL.

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attenua* NO. I760,336.

UNITED STATES Patented May 17, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

RAILROAD-TIE..

SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. l760,336, dated May 17, 1904.

Application filed November 24., 1903. Serial No. 182,480. (No model.)

T0 (if/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER A. .IAooY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pennsburg, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented newand useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties, of which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to railroad-ties, and has for its object tooprovide a simple and effective device of this class of a strong, durable, and indestructible nature composed, preferably, of non-combustible material, the cost of manufacture of the tie being reduced to a minimum and embodying in connection therewith securing means for holding rails firmly in place thereon.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie embodying the features of the invention and showing a portion of one rail secured thereon. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the tie as shown by Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the tie embodying a modification. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section on the line 4 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical section on the line 5 5, Fig. 3.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

The numeral 1 designates the tie-bod y, which is formed of suitable metalsuch as steel, wrought, galvanized, orcast ironf-and consists of a metal shell having one end, the opposite sides, and the top and bottom of integral construction, the opposite end 2 being open and adapted to be closed by an integral cap 3, which is fitted thereover and secured in place by fastening-screws or analogous devices 4.. The flanges 5, embracing the open end of the body of the tie, are reduced by inwardly inclining the same to avoid material obstruction or the formation of enlarged shoulders at the point where the cap is secured to the tie. The tie is provided with a filling 6 of asphalt, cement, concrete, pulp` of cornstalks, wood, or other pulp made from any substance, or such filling may be a combination of the above-mentioned materials. The filling 6 will be packed solidly in the tie and practically form a homogeneous mass, which will serve to add strength to the tie and also in the. use of some materials lighten the same. After the filling' is inserted in the tie the cap 3 is disposed over the open end 2 and secured, thus forming a practically lireproof device of this class.

The improved tie embodies two means of,

` fastening the rails thereon, thefirst means consisting of a pair of bolts 7, arranged in staggered relation adjacent to each end of the tie and having' their heads 8 embedded in the bottom or face of the tie-body. rl`he upper extremities of these bolts are screw-threaded to receive securing-nuts 9, which hold clipwashers 1() in close contact with the upper surface of the top of the tiebody. -The inner opposing edges of the clip-washers 10 are upwardly and outwardly inclined to provide clamping edges 11, adapted to take over the opposite portions of the base-iiange of a rail to hold the latter in immovable position on the tie. By loosening the nuts 9 the clipwashers 10 can be turned so as to move the clamping edges 11 thereof in outward directions with respect to the flange of a rail to be secured, and the rail may then be placed between the said washers and the latter afterward turned to cause the clamping edges 11 thereof to engage the base-flange of the rail. After the clip-washers are caused to engage with the rail-flange they are securedby tightening the nuts 10.

The second or modified form of the rail-fastening used in connection with the improved tie is illustrated by Figs. 3 and 5, and in this instance the tie is in all respects similar in construction to that shown by Figs. 1, 2, and 4., with the exception that the top 12 is materially thickened to provide a stable support for short bolts 13, arranged similar] y to bolts 7 and having their heads 14C embedded in suitable recesses in the under side of the top 12. The upper ends of the bolts 14 are engaged by nuts 15 and clip-washers 16, similar to those heretofore set forth.

The bolts 7 as will be understood and clearly shown, pass through the filling 6 of the tic and may be disposed in operative position after the tie is completed. The bolts 13 are placed lin position in the top 12 of the tie before the filling 6 is inserted in the latter. In some instances both ends of the tie may be open and provided with a eap similar to that set forth on one end, and it is preferred thatA the tie having only one end open be used, as time will be saved in the completion of the same.

One of the main advantages of the improved tie, aside from the general integral construction of the latter, is the disposition of the raili'astenings so that the screw-threaded ends of the bolts will be exposed at the top ot' the tie and adapt a rail to be quickly applied without disturbing the position of the tie or as readily removed.

Changes in the proportions, dimensions, and minor details may beresor'ted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. A hollow tie, having one end, the opposite sides, and the top and bottom integrally l formed, a filling within the tie, anda cap fitted over and closing the opposite end.

2. A hollow tie, having one end, the opposite sides,and the bottom continuous with each other, a iilling within the tie, a cap fitted over and closing the opposite end, bolts projecting upwardly through the top of the tie and having secured thereto terminals, the said bolts having lower annular heads embodied in a part'of the tie, nuts on the said terminals, and rail-securing clip-washers interposed between the nuts and the top of ,the tie ,over the bolts, the said washers having reduced edges to engage rail-anges, the bolts individually fastened through the centers of the clip-washers and the nuts on the said bolts forming the sole means of "securing the washers in immovable position.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature 1n presence of two wltnesses.

ELMER A: JACOBY.

l/Vitnesses:

' CHARLES K. MEsoHTER,

- H. W. KRIEBEL. 

